“They
subject their anxieties to the authority of reason, oppose them through a
spirit of compromise, and diminish them by living in peace. It allows them ease
of progress in every endeavor, and they naturally do what should be done
without the energy erosion accompanied by inner resistance and panic.”
This
wonderful quote from page 14 of The Happy Mind: A Simple Guide to Living a Happier Life Starting Today by Kevin Horsley and Louis Fourie is reflective
of a higher level of thinking about happiness. These clear and attainable
suggestions to change an aspect of your life can be used by most people
especially those seeking real change in the way they relate to the world.
Although I
have my own ideas about happiness that are totally outside the box, I read this
book with an open mind. The authors say all the right things to help a person
change for the better and they organized the book in such a way that each
chapter flows nicely into a cohesiveness that makes the book an easy read page
turner.
Chapter 1
is a great overview of the typical ideas of happiness that will make you feel
ok about being dysfunctionally happy. Then they gently turn your happy world
upside down to shake out all the stuff to make way for some universal truth
that is designed to change your MIND. Such as, happy people, “…don’t think in contradictory and conflicting patterns. They aren’t at war with life…” A nice
feature I like is that you don’t have to guess what to take with you from the
book, there is relevant bold print throughout the book of some of the best
pointers. To that, my favorite section was #6 in the Happiness is…chapter, entitled, “HAPPY PEOPLE INVEST IN THEIR OVERALL WELLNESS. Right on point,
because if you are busy taking really good care of yourself physically,
spiritually and financially, what room do you leave for foolishness that brings
unhappiness?
Just in
case you still want to hold on to illusions about joy, Horsley and Fourie open
a can of worms to make sure you are clear of what you got with Chapter 3 The
Origin of Unhappiness. These points will hit home for those still dwelling in
low vibrations.
The final
chapter was a bit unconventional and an unexpected surprise. In addition to a
nice recap of the previous chapters, this chapter is filled with really nice quotes
and passages that are contagious with smile producing thought provoking wisdom.
Can you even imagine what “spirit cancer” is? How do you resist “brain pain”?
I like
this book but can’t really say who I would recommend it to. It’s a short
pleasant read and can easily be used as a reference book to come back to again
and again as you are growing into your happy mind! I received a copy of this
book from the publisher for my honest opinion review and I give it 4 ankhs by
my review scale.
K. Akua Gray
Houston, TX
October 29, 2019
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